Man arrested in break-in of Kalamazoo business

KALAMAZOO -- A 28-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested Friday morning in connection with a break-in at a Portage Street Rent-A-Center, authorities said.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a burglary alarm at the store in the 1300 block of Portage Street at about 1 a.m., according to a news release.

Police said a man walking in the area of the store fled on foot when officers approached. The man allegedly discarded a laptop computer that had been removed from the business.

The suspect, whose name was not released, fled the area but was later arrested in the 700 block of Lay Boulevard on charges of breaking and entering, resisting and obstructing police and violating parole, officers reported